Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......
San Francisco (CNN)Hillary Clinton has a fresh target as she steps up her attacks on Donald Trump. the media. Clinton tweaked the media's coverage of Trump at her fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday night, according to multiple attendees. Clinton, the donors said, told the group that she wished "he would be asked the follow-up questions" about his plans and proposals, arguing that he gets away with empty plans and promises ... Read More ... ....
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Canadian officials fear a massive wildfire could double in size by the end of Saturday as they continue to evacuate residents of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray from work camps north of Alberta's oil sands city ... ....
(CNN)In the past eight weeks, more than 130 small earthquakes have trembled beneath the surface of Mount St. Helens. At this point, "there is absolutely no sign that it will erupt anytime soon, but the data we collect tells us that the volcano is still very much alive," the U.S.Geological Survey said ... Although there are no signs of an imminent eruption, the volcano is recharging, scientists say. Mount St ... Read More ... Helens. Mount St ... ....
The auction for six blocks in the 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) to 2.6GHz frequency band ended yesterday, generating a total of NT$27.925 billion (US$847.85 million) for the treasury ...Following the rules of the auction, the commission then ruled that the auction had ended ... NCC planning department director Wang De-wei (王德威) said the results of the auction “fell within the commission’s estimated range.” ....
The NationalCommunications Commission (NCC) yesterday said it would consult legal experts on whether the government should compensate WiMAX service operators for asking them to relocate their spectrums on the 2,500MHz and 2,600MHz to other frequency bands ...Wang De-wei (王德威), director of the commission’s planning department, said the NCC has stipulated that any trading of the frequencies has to be approved by the commission ... ....
The 2.6GHz frequency band refers to the bandwidth from 2.5GHz to 2.690GHz and is the second-most utilized bandwidth in the world, surpassed only by the 1.8GHz band ... “The Executive Yuan has its policy on how the country should use the radio spectrum and the commission has the authority to approve or deny such mergers,” said Wang De-wei (王德威), director of the commission’s planning division ... ....